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A mass shooting in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, kills three people and injures two others. An adult suspect has been arrested.
2024-07-1

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar travels to Taiwan for a multi-day official visit. He is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the country in 40 years after the U.S. stopped recognising Taiwan in 1979 and has had unofficial ties since then. The PRC, which claims Taiwan as a breakaway province, condemns the visit.
2020-08-5

Whole Foods Market announces it will eliminate disposable plastic straws in July from its stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
2019-05-20

Floodwaters in the North Texas area of the United States claim at least three lives on Thursday and today with another person missing.
2015-11-27

U.S. intelligence analysts conclude the Russian plane was not brought down by surface-to-air missile. An American infrared satellite detected a heat flash at the same time and same place over the Sinai as the plane, but no evidence a missile was involved. Analysts believe it could have been some kind of explosion on the aircraft itself, either a fuel tank or a bomb. U.S. officials do not rule out that ISIL could have been responsible for bringing down the flight.
2015-11-2

Nigerian drug agents arrest senator-elect Buruji Kashamu for extradition to the United States for his alleged involvement in a drug deal 20 years ago that is claimed to be the basis for the television show "Orange is the New Black".
2015-05-23

A tornado hits Granbury, Texas, United States, killing several people and injuring at least 100.
2013-05-15

The Group of Eight meets in the United States at Camp David with the Greek debt crisis and associated Eurozone problems on the agenda.
2012-05-18

Fitch Ratings maintains the credit rating of the United States government at AAA, but downgrades its outlook on the government to negative. This follows rival ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating in August.
2011-11-28

The White House holds an official review after an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture was forced to resign regarding controversy about a video that surfaced on the Internet. [http:--www.cnn.com-2010-POLITICS-07-21-agriculture.employee.usda-index.html?hpt=C2 (CNN)] [http:--www.guardian.co.uk-world-2010-jul-21-white-house-shirley-sherrod ("The Guardian")] [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-us-canada-10716237 (BBC News)] [https:--www.nytimes.com-2010-07-22-us-politics-22sherrod.html?_r=1 ("The New York Times)"]
2010-07-21